Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-12

NASTY preparation LOT leaving the
Islands, to prevent being lynched by
his Kanaka friends, whom he bad
taught to hate the foreigners. On
July 18th Gibson was secretly placed
on board q sailing packet bound for
San Francisco. Thus skulked away
from the Hawaiian Islands Walter NJ.
Gibson, famed statesman, an accom-
plished editor, a noted liar, and a vii
lain Of the darkest hue-one who at
heart was hater of his countrymen,
and an advocate of the descendants
Of cannibal race holding supremacy
over the islands Of the Pacific.
King Kalakaua was busily engaged
from the lst to the 4th in terrifying
the palace yard. Boles and Mayhue,
two of his foreign sympathizers, were
busy endeavoring to recruit his forces.
They offered $500 to recruits to serve
the King for two weeks without OBJ
tanning a man. On the 4th of July
the King called out the Queens Own,
numbering about $50 men, to protect
his palace and person. They were
ordered to be armed as the law d.
rccted, and ready for action on the
following morning at s a. m. But
one officer and two privates answered
to roll-call next morning. No per.
suasion could induce the company to
look into the bores Of our repeating
Winchesters. Captain Haily, Brit
ish subject, who commanded the
Kings forces, was drawing half. pay
from the British government. Major
Weodhouse, the British Commissioner,
very wisely gave him to understand
that be could not serve two masters.
He chose to deliver up his commission
to King Kalakaua, thereby sacrificing
$500 per month for the privilege OF
being allowed to pass in bis checks at
some future time without being
dressed in a pair of No. 13 Yelling
ton boots.
When Kalakaua found he could
not rely on his own countrymen for
protection, he, in order to remain
King, was obliged to sign and swear
to q new constitution presented to
him by his revolutionary subjects, d.
vesting! himself OF every vestige Of
power that he had heretofore been al.
lowed to WELD. He has been allowee
to remain BY his foreign subjects 6
dark 6gure.head on the Hawaiian
throne in order to correct his gene
alogy and trace himself back to hi.
lawful parentage, a colored man, Bios
son, a shoemaker who resided here
many years ago, and perhaps to b.
used at no distant day in transferring
this Kingdom to the United States Of
America, our most magnanimous anc
generous benefactor.
1t will be necessary to explain here
that the people went into this rebel
lion with a distinct understanding
with the head bosses that the crown
of Hawaii was to be swept away anc
forever buried in oblivion, and in it.
place a republican form of govern
ment was to have been formed, will
the expectation that the United State,
of America would soon be ready t.
receive us under her protection. TIL,
leaders of this rebellion are alread,
receiving a very large share of public
condemnation for allowing an un
principled King to remain as a figure
head of a republican constitution.
A Board will shortly be appointed
throughout the Islands in order to al
low the people to take an oath t.
support the new Constitution an
settle the qualification of voters
The foreigners will have nearly tn
unanimous right of suffrage, except
ing Chinese and South Sea Islanders
therefore we shall be able to GU,
vote the Kanakas, and be able to sen
right men to our Legislature, instea
, of Kanakas, as heretofore.
The foreigners have taken charg
of the government at a time whe
our treasury is empty and a nation'
, debt owing of nearly $4,000, 900. On
, million of the amount is owing to
syndicate in Great Britain. AS col
fdence has been to some extent r,
. stored, the capitalists here will fu
A nish funds to run the government vi
. til the collecting of taxes, and